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She left me without a word of good-bye, furious, unable
to control herself.
When she had gone I went to join my friends in the
Park, and spent the evening with them.
I had not quite got over my excitement on the following
morning when I received a communication from her. It
was a vainglorious letter in which she overwhelmed me
with reproaches, largely tempered by forbearance and
compassion; she expressed ardent wishes for my mental
health, and concluded by arranging a second meeting, and
stating that we ought to pay a visit to her fiancé’s aged
mother.
As I rather pride myself on my manners, I resigned
myself to my fate; but, determined to get off as cheaply
as possible, I made up my mind to appear perfectly
indifferent to all questions relating to religion, the world
and everything else.
But how wonderful! The lady, dressed in a tightly
fitting cloth dress, trimmed with fur, and wearing a large
picture hat, greeted me most cordially; she was full of
the tender solicitude of an elder sister, avoided all
dangerous ground, and was altogether so charming that our
souls, thanks to a mutual desire to please, met in friendly
talk, and before we parted a feeling of genuine sympathy
had sprung up between us.
After having paid our call we took advantage of the
lovely spring day and went for a stroll.
I am not sure whether it was from an imperative desire
to pay her out, or whether I felt annoyed at having been
made to play the part of a confidant; whatever it was,
the iniquitous idea occurred to me to tell her, in strict
confidence, that I was practically engaged to be married;
this was only half a lie, for I was really paying at that
time a good deal of attention to a certain lady of my
acquaintance.
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